Chinese Pond Heron

Bacchus egret in breeding plumage

The Bacchus (Ardeola bacchus ) is a wading bird of the heron family.

Features

The Bacchus egret is a stocky bird border of about 50 cm body length. Its plumage is usually from inconspicuous brownish color. However, the mating season he wears a breeding plumage with reddish-brown head and neck, slate- gray back and white underside.

Occurrence

Its circulation area covers the southern and eastern Asia from Assam to China. But he also breeds in Southeast Asia all the way to Borneo and stumbles upon his wanderings occasionally even to Japan and the Mediterranean. Its habitat includes extensive swamps, as well as lakes, coastal waters and even rice fields.

Behavior

He hunts small fish, frogs, crustaceans and insects in the riparian areas and wet meadows. It was also observed that he lives often associated with water buffalo to hunt startled by these small animals or their parasites. Bacchus herons nest in small colonies, often with other herons. Your nest is built of twigs and reeds. The female lays three to five pale green eggs, which are incubated by both parents for about three weeks birds